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Old Mar 09, 2016, 10:30 PM
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Hello ladyrevan21: Anger is something I've struggled with for many years. And it seems like it's becoming more of a problem as I age, which I am doing. Some of it at this point is directed at others. But most of it is directed inward. I practice a Buddhist discipline called compassionate abiding. When I feel my anger rising, I take a few deep breaths, focus on the underlying feeling (not the "storyline"), lean into it, & breathe. I watch it & allow it to be there until it fades of its own volition.

Beyond that sometimes if you can catch yourself, when you are first becoming angry, & just stop momentarily, this will be enough to give you the opportunity to choose a different path...
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